N.Y. Senate Rules Rule 5, § 4: The Senate may choose a Secretary, a Sergeant at Arms and an Official Stenographer who shall be elected for the term of the Senate

§ 4. The Senate may choose a Secretary, a Sergeant at Arms and an

Official Stenographer who shall be elected for the term of the Senate.

Such employees may be appointed as shall be provided for by

appropriation, in the manner provided by law. Each officer and employee

of the Senate shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law, or

by these rules, or as may be incumbent upon them in their respective

positions.